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El Salvador vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 11.6% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 40.8% less in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 7.7% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 86.1% more in El Salvador

The cost of clothing and groceries in El Salvador are more expensive than in Seychelles. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in El Salvador. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR221.93	$5.50 SVC47.99	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.01	$6.33 SVC55.23	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.95	$0.99 SVC8.64	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.75	$0.81 SVC7.05	-55.9%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Seychelles	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.81	$1.95 SVC17.01	+40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.16	$3.77 SVC32.86	-68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.36	$6.72 SVC58.61	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.22	$2.78 SVC24.25	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.63	$2.82 SVC24.64	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.43	$1.67 SVC14.60	+81.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.91	$0.76 SVC6.60	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.22	$1.17 SVC10.17	+19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.83	$1.22 SVC10.61	-63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$0.97 SVC8.44	+50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.59	$0.98 SVC8.51	+73.6%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Seychelles	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.52	$3.75 SVC32.69	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.35	$15.00 SVC130.88	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.10	$29.78 SVC259.88	+4.0%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Seychelles	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	$41.89 SVC365.49	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	-37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	$64.97 SVC566.86	-21.5%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 7.7% less for childcare

	Seychelles	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-22.7%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.72	$2.00 SVC17.45	-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.90	$2.83 SVC24.69	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.04	$4.00 SVC34.90	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR986.69	$30.27 SVC264.08	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.53	$5.17 SVC45.08	-19.3%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 86.1% more for clothing

	Seychelles	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.18	$62.60 SVC546.20	+41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.14	$45.83 SVC399.91	+145.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR882.73	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+101.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR949.80	$109.17 SVC952.51	+55.3%
Average			+86.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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